Indian Institute of Information Technology, Guwahati

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IIIT Guwahati
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Guwahati Logo.svg
TypePublic-Private Partnership
Established2013 (8 years ago) (2013)
Academic affiliations
Institute of National Importance
ChairmanSubramaniam Ramadorai[1]
DirectorGautam Barua[2]
Location
Guwahati
,
Assam
,
India

26°04′53″N 91°33′43″E / 26.0813094°N 91.5619965°E / 26.0813094; 91.5619965Coordinates: 26°04′53″N 91°33′43″E / 26.0813094°N 91.5619965°E / 26.0813094; 91.5619965
CampusUrban, 70-acre (0.28 km2)
Colours  Blue
Websitehttp://www.iiitg.ac.in/

Indian Institute of Information Technology Guwahati (IIIT G) is one of the Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIIT) located in Guwahati in the state of Assam in India. It was set up by the MHRD, Government of India in public-private partnership (PPP) mode. It was declared as an Institute of National Importance under the Indian Institutes of Information Technology (Public-Private Partnership) Act, 2017.[3]

History[]

On 18 March 2013, the Ministry of Human Resource Development, the Government of India introduced a bill in the Parliament to establish 20 new Indian Institute of Information Technology's in different parts of the Country. As per the bill, MHRD will establish the 20 new IIITs under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) mode partnering with respective state governments and industry partners.[4] The industry partners are Tata Consultancy Services, Oil India, Srei Infrastructure Finance, Assam Electronics Development Corp (Amtron), Novatium and Medhassu eSolutions.[5]

Foundation[]

IIIT Guwahati was set up in 2013. The foundation stone for the present campus of IIIT Guwahati at Santola village of Bongora was unveiled in the presence of Hon'ble Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi. IIITG started operations in August 2013 in temporary premises within the campus at Ambari, Guwahati. [6]

Academics[]

IIITG offers B.Tech degree in Computer Science and Engineering and Electronics and Communication Engineering.[7] Admission to all undergraduate programmes are on the basis of the All India Rank (AIR) in the Joint Entrance Examination (Main) (JEE- Main). From 2015 onwards students enrolled in the research Doctoral Programme (awarding a Ph.D) after either completing a B.Tech degree or an M.Tech one.[8] IIIT Guwahati has also started an MTech Programme for CSE and ECE graduates from 2018.

IIIT Guwahati houses the following departments:

  • Department of Computer Science and Engineering
  • Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering
  • Department of Mathematics
  • Department of Humanities and Social Sciences (English, Linguistics, Economics and Political Science)

Campus[]

The Institute shifted to its permanent campus on July 2, 2018. The campus is located on a 67-acre plot, 4 km from Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport, on the National Highway. A 9200 sqm Academic-cum-Administration building houses all the Institute’s activities.

Placement[]

Placement cell provides a platform for the final year students to get job offers and also looks after the internships for the pre-final year students. The first batch completed its programme in May 2017, which consists mainly of two Department ECE and CSE of B.Tech program.[citation needed]

Annual festivals[]

Yuvaan is the annual technical, sports cum cultural extravaganza of IIITG.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ "IIITG Administration".
  2. ^ "Director".
  3. ^ http://iiitg.ac.in/about_iiitg.php
  4. ^ "Bill in Lok Sabha to set up 20 more IIITs". The Hindu Business Line. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  5. ^ MoU for setting up IIIT G under PPP mode
  6. ^ "PM unveils plaque for the foundation stone of campus for IIIT Guwahati". Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  7. ^ "IIITG-Undergraduate Programmes". iiitg.ac.in. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  8. ^ "IIITG-Doctoral Programmes". iiitg.ac.in. Archived from the original on 7 February 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  9. ^ http://www.iiitg.ac.in/yuvaan2k18/index.php#about
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